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Town Crier Suffrage banner on display at MN History Center
Recently, conservators working in the “WW1 America” exhibit gallery at the Minnesota History Center, installed a very rare original suffrage banner used during the picketing of the White House in 1917. It is known as the “Draft Day” banner because it was used on July 20, 1917, the day of the first U.S. Selective Service draft. The suffrage protests were the first of their kind at the White House for any cause. Women won the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920. “WW1 America” is on view now through Sept. 4 at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St Paul.
GNTC auditions for Hello, Dolly! set May 30, 31
All interested parties are encouraged to audition for Hello, Dolly! Great Northern Theatre Company’s summer musical. We are looking for singers, comic actors and energetic dancers for this classic musical comedy. Auditions are May 30 and 31, with call backs on June 1 and will be held in the choir room at Rocori High School, Cold Spring. Practices begin in June and show dates are Aug. 3, 4, 5 and 6, and Aug. 9, 10 and 11. Information and instructions regarding auditions are on the GNTC website at gntc1.com.
WW1 storyteller, re-enactors to visit MN History Center June 2
The Minnesota History Center will host WW1 storytelling by humorist Kevin Kling and costumed re-enactors from 7-10 a.m. Friday, June 2 at the center at 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St Paul. This coincides with the center’s WWI America exhibit. There will be live music and free donuts in honor of National Donut Day as well. For more information, visit minnesotahistorycenter.org.
Quiet-zone brings hip-hip hoorays by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
It took them two years of putting up with bumps and swerves and detours, but several residents and their supporters stayed decidedly on track and just wouldn’t let their plans be detoured. And their determination paid off. The railroad crossing at CR 55 and Benton Drive has finally been designated a “Quiet Zone,” meaning trains will not be allowed to blast their whistles unless there is an obvious danger on the tracks ahead. The train whistles will stop by the end of June. When they heard the news, it was a “hip-hip hooray” moment for two residents who live near that crossing – Laurie Bloom and Ann Popp. They cheered for the long-overdue success. For the past two years, both
women, along with many supporters pushed for a quiet zone at that intersection. Both Popp and Bloom live in Sauk Rapids Township, which is just across the river from Sartell and about a mile north of the paper-mill site. The two women live in the wooded neighborhood on the hill just east of Benton Drive.
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The impetus to initiate a quiet zone started with a drownedout conversation in the spring of 2015. Bloom, who lives in the Thousand Oaks Addition, was visiting a neighbor’s home with other friends. They were sitting on the patio enjoying a conversation when suddenly the long blast of a train whistle put an abrupt halt to the conversation. It wasn’t the first time a train whistle had pierced the quiet Quiet • page 3
Interim sheriff appointed for Stearns County
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
S t e a r n s County now has an interim sheriff, Don Gudmundson. The county’s board of commissioners apGudmundson pointed him May 23 to serve out the remain-
der of the term of John Sanner, who announced he would resign as sheriff several months ago. Gudmundson will serve through the end of 2018 at which time voters will decide who they will choose as sheriff. Gudmundson is a retired Dakota County sheriff. He has also served interim terms in the recent past as Faribault police Sheriff • page 2
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Ann Popp (left) and Laurie Bloom are elated their efforts, along with support from so many others, finally resulted in a “Quiet Zone” at the rail crossing near their neighborhood in Sauk Rapids Township, across the river from Sartell.
Memorial Day ceremony to start at 9 a.m. by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
All are invited to the Memorial Day Service in Sartell that will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, May 29 in Veterans Park. The ceremony will include posting of the Colors, speeches, music, the playing of taps and a gun salute, with refreshments and rolls to follow. Right after the ceremony,
near the park’s gazebo, there will be an unveiling of the Sartell Mill Memorial Project, a permanent informational exhibit in tribute to the Sartell paper mill that operated for more than 100 years right across the river from Veterans Park. Veterans Park is located along Riverside Avenue N. across the street from Watab Park and just north of the Riverboat Depot Bar and Restaurant.
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Join United Way for a community Day of Action! Make a difference in our community by taking action on Thursday, June 15 at Lake George Municipal Complex. Projects include: Canvas for a cause, 50th Anniversary logistics, storm-drain stenciling, Variety of Fun and more. For more information on this and other United Way volunteer opportunities, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on May 26 Criers.
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The family of Mike Lodermeier would like whoever took this eagle statue from the family farm to please return it. The eagle is a memorial for Lodermeier, who died at the age of 56 Sept. 8, 2016, five days after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident.
Memorial Day is a time when many people visit gravesites and other memorials to remember and honor deceased loved ones. For one family, that will be harder this year because a statue honoring its brother and son has been taken from the family farm. Sartell residents Roger and Doris Lodermeier, along with Roger’s family, would like to see this eagle statue returned to Roger’s family farm. The statue was given to the family in honor of Roger’s bother, Mike Lodermeier, who died at the age of 56 on Sept. 8, 2016, five days after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident. Mike, who had six brothers and three sisters, loved riding his Harley motorcycle. The
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statue was donated by some of Mike’s friends who also enjoyed riding motorcycles. Mike lived on the family farm located northeast of St. Joseph most of his life. He operated it for more than 15 years, raising Angus beef cattle and crop farming, while also working at DCI Inc. in St. Cloud for more than 25 years. Mike was a member of the American Bikers for Awarenesss, Training and Education Motorcycle Club, a non-profit organization that is committed to educating motorcyclists and the general public about motorcycling. “We placed the eagle at the farm by the house as it seemed to be the perfect place,” Roger said. “We felt the eagle was watching over and protecting his place.” Family first noticed the eagle was missing a few days after Easter. They searched the Statue • page 2
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Sheriff from front page chief and Steele County sheriff. He started his career in law enforcement 46 years ago as a Detroit, Mich. police investigator. He’s since worked as a special agent for the Illinois State Police and from there was elected Fillmore County sheriff in 1979. He served for 10 years before becoming the Lakeville police chief and the Dakota County sheriff.
Statue from front page area, but had no luck finding the statue. “We are still grieving his loss and now feel an even greater loss because of the missing eagle,”
Commissioners have set Gudmundson’s salary at $150,069. His appointment will take effect immediately. Gudmundson was appointed on a 3-2 vote, with commissioners DeWayne Mareck and Joe Perske voting no. Those who voted yes were Leigh Lenzmeier, Jeff Mergen and Steve Notch. The two other candidates under consideration by the board were Stearns County Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold and Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud. Roger said. He said the eagle has so much meaning to his family and it hurts to know someone would trespass on personal property to take the statue. To them, it seems so senseless. The family is requesting whoever took the eagle please just return it to the spot it was protecting.
Coborn estate gifts large sum to cancer center CentraCare Health Foundation recently received a $500,986 estate gift from the late Dan Coborn. The gift will be used to continue the mission of the Coborn Cancer Center and the legacy left by Dan Coborn. “It’s a great honor to present this gift to CentraCare on behalf of my father,” said Chris Coborn, chairman of the Board, president and CEO for Coborn’s Inc. “He cared deeply about the community he called home. His life was rooted
in the principles of community service and giving back so others may have a brighter future; this is a continuation of that legacy.” The Coborn Cancer Center is a regional cancer center of the highest quality, and provides comprehensive care and an extensive range of treatment options to support cancer patients and their families. Please contact the CentraCare Health Foundation at 320-240-2810 or visit centracare.com to make a gift to the Coborn Cancer Center.
Corrections Due to information supplied to the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader, the time of the Sartell Memorial Day Service in Sartell was incorrect in the May 19 edition of the paper. The correct time of when the ceremony will start is 9 a.m. Monday, May 29. It will take place at Veterans Park on Riverside Avenue N. just north of the Riverboat Depot Bar and Restaurant. All are welcome to attend. The story “Sartell residents disagree with the council on honey-bee ordinance” in the May 19 edition of the Sartell-St.Stephen Newsleader requires a correction. The Sartell City Council voted only once to nix an amendment that would allow the keeping of honeybees in the city. That vote occurred at the council’s April 24 meeting.
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People Ellen Bloom, a 2013 Sartell High School graduate, was recently awarded a Gore Biomedical Engineering Graduate Fellowship from the University of Delaware, Newark. In addition, Bloom has been selected an awardee of a Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship. Both are merit-based competitive fellowships. The Gore Biomedical Engineering Graduate Fellowship was established by Mr. Robert W. Gore, who served as president of W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., to support cutting-edge biomedical engineering research conducted by talented BME graduate students. Being named a Gore Fellow is a prestigious honor at the University of Delaware, as only three incoming graduate students in the College of Engineering receive a Gore Fellowship each year. The Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship is awarded to recognize exceptional academic excellence and research potential in a first-year biomedical engineering graduate student. Bloom graduated May 12 from the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering with a degree in biomedical engineering. She will attend the University of Delaware this fall as a member of their doctoral program. Codi Mogensen of Sartell recently graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in human services from Rasmussen College. She excelled at school, making the dean’s list on several occasions. While in school she worked full time in her field. She loves the people she works with and helping them. Codi is also the mother of two wonderful daughters who have been her motivation throughout her journey. She looks forward to furthering her career and spending more time with her family and her new puppy. Her family and friends are all very proud of her. Nineteen Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State University-Fargo. They and their majors are as follows: Drew Anderson, industrial engineering and management; Jonathan Carlson, art; Jessica Deters, accounting; Jacob Dummer, natural resources management; Jared Forst, mechanical engineering; Trevor
Grindland, mechanical engineering; Michael Heim, statistics; Rachel Johnson, pharmaceutical sciences; Jenna Karsky, medical laboratory science; Kendall Kearney, hospitality and tourism management; Andrew Lindmeier, mechanical engineering; Taylor Mareck, nursing; Kirsten Miller, pharmacy; Matthew Rickers, accounting; Alec Staiger, mechanical engineering; Kirk Staiger, electrical engineering; Nathan Stracke, university studies; Jacob Wenzel, industrial engineering and management; and Heather Yelle, civil engineering. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Thirty-one Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at St. Cloud State University. They and their majors are as follows: Sandra Babcock, social work; Anna Bailey, community psychology; Charles Beckering, biomedical sciences; Courtney Bevans, nursing; Thomas Bevans, biomedical sciences; Jessica Condon, social studies education; Ashlee DesMarais, travel and tourism; Arielle Gapinski, psychology; Melissa Gohman, art education; Gabrielle Hagen, mass communications; Jordan Heinen, sociology; Sabrina Keller, nursing; Meghan Kirby, graphic design; Sarah Kremer, music teaching; Taylor Kruse, elementary/K-6 education; Anna Lindell, nursing; Alex Mayer, finance; Natalie McIntire, biomedical sciences; Farah Missaghi, English; David Moore, real estate; Carter Neuenschwander, graphic design; Ryan Van Nguyen, nursing; Dylan Noehring, general business; Katie Olson, nursing; Hannah Rodness, communication sciences and disorders; Clare Rueter, elementary/K-6 education; Ashlea Schramel, nursing; Kristi Silvers, community psychology; Mikayla Stockinger, social work; Lyndsey Stram, statistics; and Jeffrey Van Slooten, technology management. Students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. Bradley Blommel of Sartell was recently named to the spring president’s list at Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Fergus Falls.
Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor. William Gottwalt of Sartell recently graduated with a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Four Sartell students recently graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead. They, their parents, their honors and their majors/minors are as follows: Katherine Christopherson, daughter of Rebecca and Alan Christopherson, majored in ACS chemistry and minored in biology; Megan Erkens, daughter of Becky and Don Erkens, graduated magna cum laude and majored in nursing and minored in Spanish; Adam Flemming, son of Susan and Jeffrey Flemming, graduated cum laude and majored in exercise science and minored in biology and psychology; and Carl Minnerath, son of Sylvia and Dale Minnerath, majored in chemistry and neuroscience. Sydney Lo of Sartell and winner of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies 2017 college competition, recently announced the release of her debut book, A Natural Cacophony. As recipient of the Kahn Memorial Award, Lo received publication of the poetry collection, a $500 cash prize and an invitation to read at the NFSPS convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Lo won the honor as a freshman at Brown University, Providence, R.I. Alexander Legatt, son of Mary Legatt and Victor Legatt and a Sartell High School senior, recently received the 2017 Road to Success scholarship for $1,000 from Omann Insurance Agency LLC of Sartell along with Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company of Grinnell, Iowa. “We’re happy to recognize Alexander’s academic accomplishments and safe driving record through a Road to Success scholarship. We wish Alexander the best in future endeavors,” said Paul Omann of Omann Insurance Agency LLC in Sartell. Alexander Legatt was selected from thousands of Grinnell Mutual policyholders based on excellence in the high school classroom and a safe driving record.
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Quiet from front page of the neighborhoods. It had been happening many dozens of times day and night, and it became more intrusive because of a big increase in oil-train traffic due to production in the oil fields of North Dakota. That day on the patio, Bloom and the others agreed it would be good to check into the possibility of getting that intersection designated as a quiet zone. Later, Bloom called friend Ann Popp, and they both decided to rally residents to attend a Sauk Rapids Township meeting. They were stunned at the good turnout and all the support their effort received. They all realized it would take money to make a quiet zone become a reality. They made many contacts to find
out how much. The estimates by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad were in the $60,000 range. The two women and their supporters met with officials of Benton County, Sauk Rapids Township, the City of Sartell and other entities to find out if they could secure enough funding for the project. The Sartell City Council agreed to contribute $42,500. Sauk Rapids Township agreed to chip in $10,000 and another $5,000 if the quiet-zone advocates could raise a matching $5,000. A letter-writing and solicitation effort began, and neighbors and other supporters succeeded in raising that amount. Once funding had been locked in, the construction changes required for a quiet zone were scheduled to begin by Landwehr Construction in September 2015. However, inclement weather put a halt to the project. It had to be
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CITY OF SARTELL NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESSMENTS FOR FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH IMPROVEMENTS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: TIME AND PLACE GENERAL OF IMPROVEMENTS: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sartell, Minnesota, will meet in the City Hall in the City of Sartell, Minnesota, on the 12th day of June, 2017, at 6 p.m. to consider objections to the proposed assessments for Fourth Avenue South Improvements heretofore ordered by the City Council. ASSESSMENT ROLL OPEN TO INSPECTION: The proposed assessment roll is on file with the City Clerk and open to public inspection. AREA PROPOSED TO BE ASSESSED: The area proposed to be assessed consists of every lot, piece or parcel of land benefited by said improvement, which has been ordered made and is as follows: parcel numbers 92.57740.000; 17.09080.0000; 92.57709.0000; 92.57075.0000; 92.56716.0201; and 92.56718.0224 adjacent to proposed Fourth Avenue South extension in the City of Sartell, Minnesota. TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT: The total amount proposed to be assessed is $1,872,000. WRITTEN OR ORAL OBJECTIONS: Written or oral objections will be considered at the hearing. RIGHT OF APPEAL: An owner of property to be assessed may appeal the assessment to the district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within 10 days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. LIMITATION ON APPEAL: No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment adopted by the City Council unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the Clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. All objections to the assessments not received at the assessment hearing in the manner prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.061 are waived, unless the failure to object to the assessment hearing is due to a reasonable cause. DEFERMENT OF ASSESSMENTS: Under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the City may, at its discretion, defer the payment of assessments for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. The procedure for applying for such a deferment has been set forth by Resolution in the City’s Assessment Policy and is available upon request at the office of the City Clerk. MAILED NOTICE: The notice of this hearing mailed to property owners contains additional information. DATED: May 22, 2017. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Mary Degiovanni City Administrator Publish: May 26, 2017
delayed until spring of 2016. But then, in January 2016, Bloom and Popp found out about the curve ball – a great big expensive curve ball. They received from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad a written estimate that included $90,200 more than the money they’d already secured. That’s because a quiet zone at that intersection, so they were informed, would require installation of a “Constant Warning Circuitry” system. It would have to be installed on the third track at that intersection, the one leading to the paper-mill property. The circuitry system is an electronic method of alerting any coming trains if there is a problem up ahead. The other two tracks there already had that kind of emergency circuitry system installed.
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Popp and Bloom were extremely disappointed because they had understood such circuitry could be added for $2,500, and that amount was part of the money they’d helped raise. So it was back to the drawing board – more research, more questions, more contacts. “Aside from winning a $92,000 lottery, there were not a lot of choices,” Popp recalled.
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In their research, Bloom and Popp discovered constant-warning circuitry must be installed on tracks of quiet zones “where reasonably appropriate.” The two women mentally pounced on those three words: where reasonably appropriate. Once again, the women made a flurry of phone calls about the
3 shocking new estimate. They were told by BNSF that the original $2,500 for the circuitry system was inaccurate and should never have been sent to them. Then, the women’s attention refocused on the Federal Railroad Administration, and they remembered reading about an option in FRA rules. That option was to ask the FRA if a warningcircuitry system would be absolutely necessary on the third rail of the intersection. Was it, in fact, “reasonably appropriate?” With Benton County’s blessing, the women hired the help of a consultant to write the rather technical letter. The letter was sent in October 2016. They knew it would be six to nine months before an answer would arrive. And the long, suspenseful Quiet • page 4
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Family’s new resident is just ‘ducky’
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The Tracey Lundy family is pleased to announce that everything is “just ducky” at their house. A mother duck has built a nest right in the planter box just steps away from their front door. The duck is mild-mannered and doesn’t seem to mind the traffic or attention from the family and its guests.
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“Quiet Zone” – on or about June 16.
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wait began . . . Then, one day last March, a consultant called them with the good news: the FRA had determined that warning circuitry on the third track is not “reasonably appropriate,” meaning it would not have to be installed, especially since the third track in question no longer leads to the once-thriving paper mill. The good news meant nobody would have to “raise” the $92,000 by winning a lottery and the money wouldn’t have to fall from trees. The women were elated by the news. It was what Popp called their “hip-hip hooray” moment. Five minutes after their cheers subsided, they called Benton County Engineer Chris Byrd. When could construction start? Byrd, also elated by the decision, agreed to consult with Landwehr Construction to determine a time frame. Later, it was set to begin on May 22 and to end on May 26. After the construction alterations are completed, there is a 21-day notification period before the crossing becomes an official
“We are so grateful to the people who lifted our spirits,” Bloom said. “Without all of the pieces that fit, this could never have happened,” Popp added. The women praised all of those pieces: friends and neighbors who helped organize and raise funds through mailings, the City of Sartell, Sauk Rapids Township, Watab Township, Benton County Engineer Chris Byrd and Dan Landwehr of Landwehr Construction. In a quiet zone, a train conductor will still be able to use the train whistle if there is a clear danger on the tracks/ crossing ahead or if the train goes from a complete stop to a start prior to a crossing.
Lessons
Throughout their long process, Popp and Bloom absorbed many lessons. “It has taught us great patience, determination and perseverance,” Popp wrote. “We have learned when a roadblock is put up in front of you, don’t quit. Find another way. Find another
Friday, May 26, 2017 path, another route. Become educated. Do your research. Make contacts and don’t be afraid to speak up. Many prayers were sent up through this process. We are the supporting cast members in a much bigger picture. All thanks goes to God. This outcome will provide a better quality of life for those affected. What better ending is there?”
Goodbye, Quiet Zone
In what is an irony of timing, Laurie Bloom and her husband, Maury, will move out of their Thousand Oaks Addition on just about the day the quiet zone will go into effect. That is because they had long planned to retire at their cabin on Lake Edward near Nisswa. But even though she won’t be in Thousand Oaks to enjoy the new quiet, she is happy she was able to help so all the others there and the Sartell residents across the river can have lots of peace and quiet. “We will miss Laurie,” Popp said. Bloom worked for a food broker based in Eden Prairie before retiring. Popp has worked for years as a Montessori substitute teacher for pre-school through sixth grade.
Apple Duathlon set for May 26, 27 by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The 2017 Sartell Apple Duathlon will take place Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27 in Sartell. On Friday from 4:30-
5:30 p.m., the 13th annual Kids Apple Duathlon will take place at the Sartell Middle School. The next day, Saturday, the first wave of adult racers will take off from Sartell Middle School at
8:30 a.m. The race attracts duathletes from throughout the United States and even from some foreign countries. It is a 5k run, a 33k bike race and finishes with another 5k run.
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Photo poll responses:
‘What special plans do you have for this summer?’ These people were recently interviewed to share their summer plans. It’s obvious they have warm weather on their minds.
Ken “Doc” Lolmasteymaugh: “Rachel and I recently put on the sixth annual Central Minnesota Wellness Expo. We’ll also be hosting a progressive dinner at our house with an “Alice in Wonderland” theme to benefit the Imagination Library. We’re going to be kicking off our sixth season of outdoor movie nights and mixing it up with movies for both younger and older children. And, last year we started some movie date nights with close friends as well. This is the first year our kids are attending Sartell schools, they went to Stride Academy previously, so we’re also looking forward to making some more friends here in Sartell.”
Holly Wolff, Sartell High School sophomore: “This spring and summer I’m going to be doing lots of traveling. I’m going on a spring-break trip for the first time in my life to Barcelo, Mexico. This summer I’ll be spending almost every weekend at my cabin or at the campground with my friends that I don’t get to see often. I’m also going fishing in Canada with my cousins for a week so that will be fun. And, I’m hoping to get a summer job.”
Logan Payne, Sartell High School senior and Sartell’s Junior Volunteer of the Year: “I’ll be planning out my garden and looking for a summer job. I’ll also probably spend more time volunteering than my friends will at work. I’ll have a short summer this year while preparing to go to the Tech School for the electrician program so I want to get as much out of it as I can. I hope I can spend a lot of time on the water.”
Zach Dingmann, Sartell Middle School assistant rincipal: “This spring I’m going to Arizona to visit family and watch some spring training baseball games. This summer I’ll spend time at the lake with friends and take in some Twins baseball games at Target Field.”
Katie Stang: “This summer I plan to work on my house a bit and spend time camping and fishing with my family.”
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Friday, May 26, 2017
Opinion
Our View Time to check out Sartell farmers’ markets Spring has sprung, summer’s on its way, and so it’s time to enjoy the farmers’ markets that have opened throughout the central Minnesota area. Ask those who enjoy sauntering through a farmers’ market, and they will tell you the markets are wonderful for a number of reasons: • The food offered is locally grown, fresh, delicious and free of nasty chemicals. • It’s good to get to know local growers, what they grow, how they grow it, where they grow it. They impart a wealth of good-food information and tips to their customers. • People who go to farmers’ markets on a regular basis tend to be much more aware of healthy, nutritious foods. • Farmers’ markets are fun, relaxing places to meet other people and schmooze – with conversations ranging from light, breezy, brief to more involved, weightier topics often concerning foods and food preparation. • Buying at farmers’ markets is another way to help keep money circulating locally. • There is entertainment value at farmers’ markets, which often feature talented local musicians or bands, demonstrations of arts-and-crafts and chefs cooking recipes that use fresh ingredients available right there at the markets. The farmers’ market in Sartell, dubbed “Market Monday” has also become “Market Thursday” because it’s now a twicea-week event at Riverside Plaza, 101 Seventh St. N., across the street from the Sartell Middle School. It’s open on both of those days from 3-6:30 p.m. Market Monday in Sartell began about 10 years ago, thanks to the efforts of former Sartell resident Amy Braig-Lindstrom, who first organized the event. The market has been going strong ever since its founding at its first venue by the Bernick’s Arena, later at Sartell City Hall and in recent years, at Riverside Plaza. This time of year, asparagus, that delicious harbinger of spring, reigns supreme in the vegetable category, along with micro-greens. But soon there will be a wondrous variety of radishes, rhubarb, lettuces and other spring pop-ups. Other delicious, nutritious choices at the local markets, including the Sartell one, are eggs, meats, maple syrup, dried herbs and spices, fresh herbs, honey, mushrooms, micro-greens, sunflower oil, jams and jellies, artisan breads, baked goodies, homemade candies, and arts and crafts. There is always something new and different to try at every farmers’ market. Market Monday and Market Thursday are great places to shop, to socialize, to observe cooking demonstrations, to enjoy musical entertainment and to indulge in that never-ending, fascinating topic: foods. It’s no exaggeration to say there is something for everyone at the Sartell Farmers’ Markets.
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Spring, a time to toss magazines There’s a notion the United States is sinking by about one-tenth of an inch a year. Why? Is some kind of tectonic-plate process causing the sinkage? No. They say it’s because of all the National Geographic magazines people are saving in bookcases, basements, attics and garages. That’s only funny if you yourself have saved National Geographic magazines and know how heavy they are when stacked up. For many years, I used to save them. I not only saved the ones I received in the mail month after month, year after year, but I collected old ones even from the decades before I was born. If I’d so much as glimpse an old National Geographic at a sale (they’re easy to spot instantly because of their distinctive yellow borders), I’d make a beeline to it and snatch it up to buy. I had more than a thousand of them, stacks and stacks so heavy the floor boards must have been groaning. One day 20 years ago, when I was preparing to move, I stood in a back room pondering those stacks and shelves, and my heart started sinking. It dawned on me right there and then I’d have to leave them behind. They would be a heavy burden to move. And where would I store them in an apartment? Yet, I couldn’t bring myself to haul them off to some recycling place. Such a tough decision. It was like having to part
Dennis Dalman Editor with an art collection; I had long considered each National Geographic magazine a work of publishing art. Fortunately, that same day, one of the moving helpers came to the rescue. “You must have been collecting them a long time,” he said, admiring the rows and rows of bright yellow spines of the magazines. “Yes, too long,” I said. “Now I have to get rid of them.” “If you don’t mind, I’ll take ‘em,” he said. “I love those magazines.” “They’re yours,” I said with relief. “Have at ‘em.” I still subscribe to National Geographic. They’re always a pleasure to read, but I no longer save them. I’ve learned my lesson: too many, too heavy, no room. Each year, when spring-cleaning time rolls around, I have to deal with the inevitable magazine-banishment ritual – not for National Geographics but for the other magazines that stack up. Against the walls of my den/reading room are stacks of New Yorker magazines,
piles of AARP magazines, Food Network magazines, Smithsonian magazines, TIME magazines, Rolling Stone magazines. Magazines and more magazines here, there and everywhere throughout the house. Most of them have been partly read, but mostly they are stacks of good intentions – intentions that some day soon, when time permits, I’ll get around to reading. They are riddled with sticky notes slapped onto the articles I meant to read. Some day. However, when fresh spring breezes flow through the house, I know in my heart the “some day” is not going to arrive, at least not for non-stop magazine reading. So what I do is lug all the stacks onto the kitchen table. Then I quickly riffle through each magazine, checking for the stories I marked and meant to read. When I find an absolutely “must-read” story, I put that magazine aside, winnowing down the stacks to just a couple dozen magazines. It takes a good half day to complete the magazine-banishment process. It’s a good springtime feeling to get rid of clutter, and yet . . . And yet, it’s a dispiriting feeling, too, at least when it comes to banishing magazines, because the process is yet another reminder of how living is dogged by so many good intentions, projects uncompleted, aspirations unrealized, do-lists undone. And that’s the trouble with life. So much to do, so little time.
Letter to the editor:
Lions, community go above and beyond Kelly Orndorff, Sartell (This letter was written by Kelly Orndorff, a Sartell resident who was left blind after an operation for a massive brain tumor right after graduating from college. In the letter, she is referring to a recent benefit and vision/blindness/cancer event in Orndorff’s honor at the Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill in Sartell.) This thank you goes out to the entire Sartell community and all those others who have heard my story
and have believed in me. The recent “Never Lose Sight” benefit, hosted by the Sartell Lions Club, was an absolute success and even more so a way to connect with so many great people. The Lions Club members went above and beyond in their efforts to promote and organize the event and bring awareness for people to better understand these challenging issues such as vision loss, eye disease and cancer. There are so many services available to assist those who suffer. My heartfelt thank you to the Lions
and Leos, the Blue Line Sports Bar & Grill, the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader, the many businesses, and everyone who contributed in so many ways to make this not just a hugely successful fundraiser, but a very fun, informational event for so many. I want to encourage everyone to continue to support one another and to “Never Lose Sight” of what is most important in life: Faith, Family and Friends! I cannot express my gratitude enough to all of you. My love to all.
Ozark fishing vacation ends at drained lake Camping season is upon us and whether you camp in a tent, a pop-up trailer or an RV, doing your homework in advance will be key to creating happy memories. There are, however, right ways – and perhaps just plain “better” ways – to go about this. My family has been camping for more than a decade. That makes us almost professional campers, doesn’t it? It’s fair to think we’d have it all dialed in by now. But then is there any camping trip three trips to Walmart (there’s always a Walmart) and $300 can’t fix? Why yes, there is! Take, for example, the trip my husband, Matt, and his friend, Steve, embarked on recently in which they planned to fish and explore the wild and majestic Lake of the Ozarks. Many, many weeks of planning went into that trip. They googled this, binged that, mapquested the other thing. Google Earth assured them beyond a doubt they were about to commence on a journey on which they would become one with nature, living for a period of four days on the wooded shores of one of the most pristine bodies of water there is. In fact, it was most miraculous they were even able to obtain such a coveted spot on that lake. Surely, the camping Gods were smiling down upon these two Sons of Nature and nodding their heads in approval. Soon the packing began. Shorts, Tshirts, sandals, fishing rods and other gear – even sunscreen – was packed into duffle bags and backpacks. The weather-
Carolyn Bertsch Guest Writer man promised sunshine and 75-degree weather. They could hardly believe their luck! Another week came and went. There was story-telling and long farewells. Among them, a visit to my parents. My dad was particularly enthralled by the idea of a trip to the Lake of the Ozarks, and he wanted to make sure his son-inlaw had done his homework. He asked, “Did you write a letter to the Chamber?” We were amused by the question. Seriously. Who would send a letter when there is all-knowing Google? No, Dad. Not necessary. It’s all covered. We’ve got this. The next day they were on the road at 4 a.m. and 12 hours later they pulled into town. The weather was cold and rainy. My husband’s stomach turned. Lake of the Ozarks boasts a clean and wholesome setting, but the scenery instead was one of bars, strip-clubs and trash scattered like boils festering on the face of a once-beautiful landscape. Oh well, at least there’s always fishing, right? Matt’s stomach turned again. Was it something he ate?
When Matt and Steve finally arrived at their reserved campsite, my husband noticed two things. First, that queezy feeling in the pit of his stomach hadn’t left but had in fact grown worse, spreading to what he recognized were indeed flu symptoms. Second, the lake site the camping Gods had bestowed upon them was not a lake at all. At least not at the moment. To their astonishment, they had purchased a four-day view of a sea of muck, orphaned flip-flops and abandoned empty oil containers. The lake they had driven through three states to fish on had been drained, along with their hopes for fishing. Matt and Steve toughed it out those four days – Matt with the flu. The sun never came out, and the rain poured so much it could’ve filled that drained lake. But, it didn’t. The morals of this story? • There are some camping trips three trips to Walmart and $300 can’t actually fix. • Never trust the weatherman. • One way to appreciate your own bed more than you ever thought you could is to endure the flu for four days in a popup camper 650 miles away from home. • Yes, dad, sorry, you were right. The advice attained from a human being compared to Google can be a thousand times more valuable and, in certain situations, may even warrant a letter to the Chamber. It could save you from catching flip-flops with your fishing rod in a drained lake.
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Friday, May 26, 2017
Community Calendar
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Friday, May 26 Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6:30 p.m., near the Wobegon Trail Center, C.R. 2. Tae Guk Kwon Do, 3-4 p.m., Ilicil Independent Lifestyles, 215 N Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320267-7717. Saturday, May 27 Sauk Rapids Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First Street and Second Avenue next to Manea’s Meats, downtown Sauk Rapids. Walk & Roll Parade, sponsored by Kiwanis, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Lake George, 1101 Seventh St. S., St. Cloud. Monday, May 29 Memorial Day Mass, 9 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 12 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Memorial Day Ceremony, 9:45 a.m. ceremony at St. Joseph Old Cemetery, 11:15 a.m. ceremony at St. John’s Cemetery, noon ceremony at Yankee Cemetery. Memorial Day Ceremony, 9 a.m., Veterans Park, across from Watab Park north of Riverboat Depot, Sartell. Lunch and cards, sponsored by Helping Hands Outreach and The Rusty Nail, noon-2 p.m., The Rusty Nail, 4 CR 2 S., St. Stephen. Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., parking lot of Hardware Hank, SevA U TO M O B I L E S / M O TO R C Y C L E S WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1979. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) ADOPTION PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 855-390-6047 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN)
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Ideas flow during Genius Hour
photo by Carolyn Bertsch
Safaa Suri, a sixth-grader at Sartell Middle School, shares her research project, “Save the Dolphins,” with Steve Drake and Nancy Olson of Sartell during “Genius Hour” at Sartell Middle School on May 19. Suri’s idea was one in which dolphins would withdraw from fishing boats dragging nets that project a sound frequency of 32,000 Hertz. To see an additional photo, visit our website at www.thenewsleaders. com.
Friday, May 26, 2017